The National Lead for the World Food Forum (WFF) Ghana Chapter, Alberta Nana Akyaa Akosa, has stated that the Ghana Chapter is focused on bringing the youth into building vibrant agri-food systems.
According to her, this focus has helped build a strong youth movement for the Forum, anchored on commitment, partnerships, and collaboration, which remain the main forces driving growth for the Ghana Chapter.
Speaking on November 4, 2025, during the launch of the World Food Forum (WFF) South African Chapter, Nana Akyaa Akosa said the journey since the introduction of the WFF Ghana Chapter has been one built on “passion and power,” which has shaped the roadmap of the Forum. She emphasized that commitment, partnerships, and collaborations are the key factors driving the Chapter’s progress.
The Ghana Chapter has been built as a youth movement to support, shape, and transform the future of food systems. “The Forum has seen a committed youth movement of individuals rising beyond their limitations to initiate, advocate, and implement agri-food system projects that are led by the youth, with the youth, for the youth, and by the youth,” she added.
Nana Akyaa Akosa further stated that brand identity and presence are key to gaining acceptability in Ghanaian society; hence, it was necessary to create brand awareness to facilitate collaboration, acceptance, and growth.
She reiterated that partnerships with government entities, schools, institutions, and stakeholders have helped build trust, enhance program implementation, and improve brand visibility—creating a favorable path for growth. She stressed that “collaboration with the media has gone a long way to project the Forum locally by telling our story and giving us a voice.”
The WFF Ghana Chapter has collaborated to implement programs such as Youth in Agribusiness, Agri-Experience, Food Consumers Forum, Ghana Poultry Day, International Youth Day celebrations, seminars, and symposiums—all geared towards inspiring and involving the youth in the agricultural industry.
Nana Akyaa Akosa highlighted that the WFF Ghana Chapter is focused on advocating for increased food consumption awareness and building strong career paths for the youth within the agricultural space. According to her, this focus has been instrumental in fostering successful partnerships and collaborations with other organizations.
She added that the Ghana Chapter has built solid structures through which programs are initiated and implemented, leading to the establishment of eleven focal leads and working groups at the regional level nationwide, with over three hundred active members.
